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NBER: Fwd: Revised Paper on Lifetime Net Tax Rates on Working
Subject: Fwd: Revised Paper on Lifetime Net Tax Rates on Working
From: Rob Shannon (rshannon@nber.org)
Date: Mon Nov 18 2002 - 11:16:40 EST
forwarded from Larry Kotlikoff
>Hi,
>
>Jagadeesh and I found some mistakes in calculating comprehensive average
>and marginal net lifetime tax rates in our study "Does It Pay to Work?",
>which we wrote with Alexi Sluchynsky.
>
>The revised paper is posted at
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>http://econ.bu.edu/kotlikoff/Worktax11-17-02.pdf
>
>It's a long study, but I recommend you at least glance at tables 1 and
>4. They show a quite progressive net tax system, but one that has
>striking high marginal net taxes on working, particularly for low-income
>households.
>
>best, Larry
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